Halloween kills the competition this weekend at #1

by Stevie Wong

Even though it was panned by critics, Rob Zombie's retelling of John Carpenter's classic horror film Halloween raked in a surprising $31 million over the last official weekend of the summer.

Doubling it's original $15 million budget, audiences flocked to check out out the origins of this twisted horror icon.

But if murder wasn't on your list of weekend viewing pleasure, the hilariously painful Superbad continued to bring audiences in at #2 with a tally of $15.6 million. The silly Balls of Fury ping pong-ed a #3 collection of $13.8 million buckaroos. While Bourne Ultimatum ($13.2 million) and Rush Hour 3 ($10.4 million) finished up the Top 5.

With the fall season beginning, studios will begin launching their more prestige adult fare in the coming weeks. But from the looks of what they have in store for next week, you'd think it was just a continuation of summer!

First up is yet another remake of the classic western 3:10 to Yuma starring Christian Bale (Batman) and Russell Crowe (Gladiator). The reviews have been glowing this past week and now I can't wait to see it!

The next is a cheeky blow em up action thriller Shoot em Up starring the unconventional Paul Giamatti (Sideways) going head to head with Clive Owen (King Arthur). For those who love their action funny and loud, this is a must see!

Check out some trailers and goodies of the awesome two contenders for #1 below:

3:10 to Yuma (dir: James Mangold) - trailer and featurette